Nursing home · Cheshire West and Chester

Willows Care Home

Nevin Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5RP

Inadequate Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate Rated 2 years ago ↓ Down from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Inadequate
Published 10 February 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Inadequate
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Inadequate

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2021InadequateSECRW
  • December 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • July 2020InadequateSECRW
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  • January 2020GoodSECRW
  • December 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2018InadequateSECRW
  • October 2016Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2015Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2015InadequateSECRW
  • December 2014InadequateSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Cheshire West and Chester

Willows Care Home is in the Inadequate tier ?, with 0 other homes in Cheshire West and Chester. 72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (7%)
  • Good 38 (46%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 20 (24%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (9%)

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Care homes nearby

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    Chester, Cheshire West and Chester · CH1 5XA · Residential care home · 40 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Lauren Court Residential Care Home
    Chester, Cheshire West and Chester · CH1 5US · Residential care home · 48 beds1.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Lauren Court Residential Care Home
    Chester, Cheshire West and Chester · CH1 5US · Residential care home · 48 beds1.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Crabwall Hall
    Chester, Cheshire West and Chester · CH1 6NE · Residential care home · 38 beds2.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Oak Grange
    Chester, Cheshire West and Chester · CH1 6NP · Nursing home · 70 beds2.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Stone House Residential Home
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Other homes run by Mr Naveed Hussain & Mr Mohammad Hussain & Mrs Anwar Hussain

3 care homes in total: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate.

  • Beeches Care Home
    Chorley, Lancashire · PR7 5AH · Nursing home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Haighfield Care Home
    Wigan · WN1 2RF · Nursing home · 45 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago

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What the data says about Willows Care Home

Mr Naveed Hussain & Mr Mohammad Hussain & Mrs Anwar Hussain runs Willows Care Home, a nursing home in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester with room for 73 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Cheshire West and Chester, where the typical home has 39 beds.

The current CQC rating is Inadequate, published in February 2024. Responsive and well-led were also Inadequate. For safe, effective and caring, the rating was Requires improvement. That is down from Requires improvement in March 2023.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Cheshire West and Chester. Across Cheshire West and Chester, 72% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Mr Naveed Hussain & Mr Mohammad Hussain & Mrs Anwar Hussain runs 3 care homes, and 1 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Florence Grogan House Residential Care Home (Good), 1.6 km away.